Sri Lanka Conflict Monitor – Sri Lankan government questions Fonseka’s conduct (The Hindu)

Sri Lankan government questions Fonseka’s conduct (The Hindu)
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday granted the request of General (retired) Sarath Fonseka for a 66-member security contingent amid indications that the General is all set to float a new party and secure support of the opposition combine for the January 23 presidential poll.

Sri Lankan security officer visits Eden Gardens (INDOlink)
Kolkata, Nov 25 (PTI) Sri Lankan security officer Lawrance Fernando today did a recce of Eden Gardens for the India-Sri Lanka fourth cricket one-dayer to be held here on December 24.

Sri Lanka: Credentials of IC challenged while widespread rape by SLA alleged in Vavuniyaa (TamilNet)
Sri Lanka Army (SLA) intelligence officers operating in the internment camps of Vanni have been allegedly involved in several rape cases during the past months. At least three cases of young victims, aged 14, 15 and 16, appeared in front of Vavuniyaa District Judge in October. SLA soldiers have also raped a 14-year-old mentally retarded Tamil girl inside the Vavuniyaa hospital.

Sri Lankan Former Army Chief To Form New Political Party (Bernama)
COLOMBO, Nov 25 (Bernama) — Sri Lankan former Army Commander General Sarath Fonseka is to form a new political party soon, to accelerate his campaign against incumbent President Mahinda Rajapakse in the presidential polls next year, China’s Xinhua news agency reported Wednesday, citing sources as saying.

Malaysian Paid US$35,000 To Smuggle Sri Lankan Tamil To Australia (Bernama)
MELBOURNE, Nov 25 (Bernama) — A Sri Lankan refugee has revealed to a newspaper here how a professional people-smuggler in Malaysia gave him false travel documents that enabled him to get a protection visa after arriving by air in Australia.

7. Sri Lankan refugee: How I got to Australia (The Star)
MELBOURNE: A Sri Lankan refugee has revealed how a professional human trafficker in Malaysia gave him false travel documents that enabled him to get a protection visa upon arrival in Australia.

Sri Lanka: Promise to free displaced must be followed by concrete action (Amnesty International)
Amnesty International welcomes the government of Sri Lanka’s promise to lift by 1 December any restrictions on movement of at least 130,000 people displaced by the war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam.

Sri Lanka urged to move fast on Tamil reconciliation (ABC Radio Australia)
The Sri Lankan government is being urged to allow international involvement in the nation’s reconciliation process.

Sri Lanka: Tamil Nadu fishermen stage protest on World Fishermen Day (TamilNet)
Fishermen in Tamil Nadu have decided to fly black flags instead of Indian National flag in their fishing vessels in a protest against Indian Governments failure to stop the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) attacks on Tamil Nadu fishermen and condemning the Sri Lankan government, fisheries society sources in Puthukkoaddai district in Tamil Nadu said. Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu fishermen staged a boycott Sunday on …

Sri Lanka’s Exports Fall in September for 10th Straight Month (Bloomberg)
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) — Sri Lanka’s exports declined in September for the 10th straight month on reduced shipments of the South Asian island’s tea, rubber, textiles and garments.

Rights group urges Sri Lanka to free detainees (AP via Yahoo! Asia News)
An international rights group welcomed Sri Lanka’s decision to free all war refugees from camps, but said Wednesday that thousands of other Tamils remain unlawfully detained.

Malaysian received US$35,000 to smuggle Sri Lankan to Australia (The Malaysian Insider)
MELBOURNE, Nov 25 — A Sri Lankan refugee has revealed to a newspaper here how a professional people-smuggler in Malaysia gave him false travel documents that enabled him to get a protection visa after arriving by air in Australia. The 23-year-old Tamil man, who asked to be identified only as “Sanjay”, told The Australian newspaper that he fled his home on Sri Lanka’s Jaffna peninsula in 2007 at …

Sri Lanka’s promise to free displaced must be followed by concrete action (Amnesty International)
Amnesty International has welcomed the government of Sri Lanka’s promise to lift by 1 December any restrictions on movement of at least 130,000 people displaced by the war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE).   “Now the Sri Lankan government needs to demonstrate that it will provide the displaced with necessary assistance such as shelter, food and security as they re-establish their …

Sri Lankan former Army chief to form new political party (People’s Daily)
Sri Lankan former Army Commander General Sarath Fonseka is to form a new political party soon to accelerate his campaign against incumbent President Mahinda Rajapakse in the presidential polls next year, sources close to Fonseka said Wednesday. The sources said Fonseka will lead the opposition as their common candidate under a new symbol. The newly formed Opposition Alliance — United National …

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